The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-05-06

The governor has already signed
twenty nine bills. and number are yet
in his hands. The following are the
nnmbers, titles and dates of isnature
Of those which have become laws. The
numbers are those of the secretary of
the commonwealth
No. 1. File of the house, An act
relative to the establishment snd juris-
diction of magistrates courts in the
city of Philadelphia in compliance with
the provisions of the constitution of
this commonwealth. Approved Feb
ruary /.
No. ?, File of the house, An act TO
amend an act entitled "Au act TO pre-.
vent the exemption of property on
judgement obtained for fifty dollars or
less for wages for manual labor" APP
proved May II, 1888, extending the
amount to one hundred dollars. Ap-
proved March 4.
No. g. File of the house, A supple
ment to an act entitled can act fixing
the salaries Of the several state officers
OF the commonwealth, the number of
clerks TO be employed in the several
departments and their compensation
and providing for the incidental ex-
penses of said department" approved
May IA, 1874, increasing the salary of
the deputy attorney general and pro-
viding for the number of employees in
the attorney generals office. Also fix
ing the salary of the keeper of the
Harrisburg arsenal ard the salary of
the six men employed at the state
arsenal. Approved March 4.
4. File of the house, An act TO
authorize an additional law Judge of
the several courts of the thirty-eighth
judicial district. Approved March %.
s. File of the house, An act relat-
ing to judicial sales and the preserva-
ton of the lien of mortgages, Ap-
proved March %.
No. 6. File of the house, An act
authorizing an increase in the number
of clerks employed in the Office of the
state treasurer and fixing the salary
thereof. Approved March 25.
No. 7. File of the house, An act
for the preservation of the health of
female employees in manufacturing,
mechanical and mercantile establish.
ments. Approved March %.
No. g. File of the house, An act
for the protection of livery stable keep
ers. Approved March %.
No 9. File of the house, An act to
provide for the incorporation and regu-
lation of motor power companies for
operating passenger railways by cables,
electrical or other means. Approved
March 22.
No. 10. File of the house, An act
to limit the hours of labor of conduct
ore, drivers and employees. of horse,
cable and electric railways. Approx
ed March "a.
No. IL. File of the senate, An act
to authorize the president judges of
the several judicial districts of this
commonwealth to procure the assis-
tance of president or additional law
judges of another district in the trans
action of business in the several courts
of such district. Approved March "a
No. II. File of the house, An act
TO fix the fees of sberiffs in counties
containing over 100000 inhabitants
and of those performing duties under
them and the manner of collecting and
paying the same. Approved April /.
No. Is. File of the house, An act
to amend an act entitled an act ''to
authorize the printing and binding of
the reports of the state board of agri-
culture and other state agricultural
reports" Approved April /.
No. IA. File of the house, An act
granting consent of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania to the United States
for the purchase of certain lands in the
township of Middlesex, county of
Cumberland, to be used for the in.
struction in agriculture OF the pupils
of the Carlisle Indian industrial school.
Approved April 6.
Fo. Is. File of the senate, An act
supplementary to an act to provide for
the better government of cities of the
first class in this commonwealth, ap
proved June l, A. D. 1885, suspendlng
the operation of section 8 of article I2
of said act until the expiration of sixty
days from the first Monday of April,
A d. 1887; also susoendlng the oper-
alton of part of section /, article of
the same for sixty days from said first
Monday in April, and exempting at all
times hereafter the subordinate officers,
clerks and employees of the department
of city treasurer and receiver of taxes
from the operation of said section 8 of
article -, and vesting the power of ap-
pointment and removal Of said subordi-
nate officers, clerks and employees ex-
elusive at all times hereafter of the city
treasurer and receiver of taxes respe Ct
lively. Approved April 6.
No. 16. File of the house, An act
authorizing and requiring boards of
school directors and controllers to pay
the teachers employed in the public
schools of the several districts for at
teedance upon the sessions of the an
nual county institutes in their respect
i've counties. Approved April l3.
No. II. File of the house, An act
relative to sales by sample. Approved
April IS.
No IS. File of the house, An act
for the establishment of a uniform
standard of time throughout the COM
monwealth. Approved April Is.
No. 10. File of the house, An act
to amend the fifth section of an act re.
lating to the organization and iuris-
diction OF the orphans court and tc
establish separate court in and for
counties having more than 10000 in
habitants, and to provide for the elect.
ion thereof, approved May 10, A. D
1874, as to appointment of assistant
clerks of the said court and fixing the
salaries of the same. Approved Apri
IS.
| No. 20 File of the senate, An ac
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